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The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin pens essay telling Democrats to nominate Mitt Romney for president
The Independent ^ | 7/21/24 | Louis Chilton

Posted on 07/21/2024 9:37:23 AM PDT by MAGA2017

The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin has argued for the Democratic Party to nominate a Republican as their presidential candidate in a bid to beat Donald Trump.

In recent weeks, calls for incumbent president Joe Biden to step down have grown ever louder, amid concerns over the president’s health and cognitive abilities.

Current polling suggests that Trump, who was beaten by Biden in 2020 after serving one controversy-laden term in the Oval Office, is on course to win a second term this November.

In an essay published by The New York Times, Sorkin drew parallels between real-world events and his acclaimed TV series, which focused on the goings-on at the White House during the administration of Democrat Jed Bartlet (Martin Sheen).

Expand article logo Continue reading Describing a plotline in which Bartlet chose to run for re-election despite being diagnosed with a serious illness (multiple sclerosis), Sorkin said that the plotline would have played out differently if his fictional opponent was a figure like Trump.

“What if Bartlet’s opponent had been a dangerous imbecile with an observable psychiatric disorder who related to his supporters on a fourth-grade level and treated the law as something for suckers and poor people?” He wrote. “And was a hero to white supremacists? We’d have had Bartlet drop out of the race and endorse whoever had the best chance of beating the guy.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: romney; sorkin; trump
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To: MeanWestTexan

The Democrats would never do this. And voters are not eager to go for Romney.


41 posted on 07/21/2024 10:08:24 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: MAGA2017
Look folks, it's all a false dilemma and a false drama (just my suspicion, of course, only time will confirm).

My guess is that this is a major con in order to prolong the delay and put in Moochelle (who will claim to be surprised and reluctant to accept the nod, but okay) and without any of that bothersome democracy thingie from the Dem voters .

I do hope my guesses are wrong, btw.

42 posted on 07/21/2024 10:10:02 AM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
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To: MAGA2017

That would be convenient, all the attack ads are already produced and waiting to be played in a loop.


43 posted on 07/21/2024 10:11:12 AM PDT by eclecticEel ("The petty man forsakes what lies within his power and longs for what lies with Heaven." - Xunzi)
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To: MAGA2017

I think if their attempt to take out Trump and remove Biden simultaneously had succeeded, they may have installed Romney as well as Gavin Newsome for the Dems. This isn’t simply the Dems. RINO establishment has their DNA at the scene of the crimes.


44 posted on 07/21/2024 10:12:43 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: MAGA2017

The Democratics can nominate a Republican or Mitt Romney, but they have to choose.


45 posted on 07/21/2024 10:20:40 AM PDT by Farmerbob
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To: MAGA2017

I’ll bet Mitt is drooling at that thought.


46 posted on 07/21/2024 10:21:21 AM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (God save the United States!)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

Correct.


47 posted on 07/21/2024 10:23:55 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: MAGA2017

Mitt for President (of the PTA).


48 posted on 07/21/2024 10:26:26 AM PDT by From The Deer Stand (Mp)
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To: MAGA2017

Oh please please please with sugar on top, yes please have Romney run as a Dem it would make the Reagan landslide look like a sack of poo compared to what Trump would do..McCain did better against Obama than Romney did and the freakin economy tanked..no one likes Romney, NO ONE


49 posted on 07/21/2024 10:27:35 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: MAGA2017

Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it


50 posted on 07/21/2024 10:41:48 AM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ("If you can remember the 60s....you weren't really there")
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To: nickcarraway

Romney would lose by 90%.


51 posted on 07/21/2024 10:47:13 AM PDT by huckfillary
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To: huckfillary

Well it’s unlikely he would lose by that much. If you run for one of the major parties, you’ll do better than that.


52 posted on 07/21/2024 10:57:23 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: cgbg

Riot on the inside, riots on the outside. How’s the DemonRAT media going to cover both? What to do, what to do.......


53 posted on 07/21/2024 10:58:23 AM PDT by Polyxene (Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice: Psalm 130)
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To: MAGA2017

And Charlie Crist for VP!


54 posted on 07/21/2024 11:05:10 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: MAGA2017

Perfect choice. Everyone hates him.


55 posted on 07/21/2024 11:05:53 AM PDT by cableguymn (They don't want peace they want skeletons )
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To: MAGA2017

and deny a fully capable Kamala? what is he smoking?


56 posted on 07/21/2024 12:14:08 PM PDT by GotMojo ( )
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To: MAGA2017

That would be awesome. Romney is hated by the democrats and the republicans. Democrats hate Romney just as much as they hate Trump.


57 posted on 07/21/2024 12:30:14 PM PDT by Organic Panic (SDemocrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: MAGA2017

Mittens is the absolute embodiment of a Republican in Name Only. Democrats would be more honest if they nominated a communist independent like Bernie Sanders, but the Deep State knows they can’t control Bernie. The Deep State can control Mittens. Still it would never happen.


58 posted on 07/21/2024 2:02:43 PM PDT by Robert357
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To: MAGA2017

Hahahahaha...my exact response as well! (I did go back and make sure it wasn’t the Babylon Bee!)


59 posted on 07/21/2024 2:33:41 PM PDT by rlmorel (J.D. Vance and The Legend of The MaMaw of The 19 Loaded Guns!)
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To: MAGA2017

Romney?
Guys is a eunuch.


60 posted on 07/21/2024 3:56:07 PM PDT by Joe Boucher (Kimber .45 Be Kind.)
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